Ed Miliband has begun talking to an imaginary television camera in daily life, according to advisers. Labour strategist Fenton Barnes has admitted that the Labour leader’s training for recent TV debates may have been too intensive.

David Cameron has made a pre-election promise that many are saying is designed to pander to Scottish voters. Speaking North of the border the prime minister and Conservative party leader promised the Scottish electorate that if they voted for him not only would he build 500 schools, but he would also go on to build 500 more.